The Head and the Heart (music group)

Thanksgiving is as late as it can be, and Hanukkah is earlier than usual this year, but the holiday shows always arrive right on schedule. From warmhearted theatrical classics to spicy newcomers, ballet to tap, traditional music to pop, we have enough seasonal entertainment to deck the halls from top to bottom. In addition to Chris Jones' 10 picks: TRADITIONAL STAGE "A Christmas Carol": Some versions stretch the boundaries of "traditional," but even when Charles Dickens' tale takes on different forms — musical, silent-movie style, reggae/hip-hop, Klingon — it's still the ur-text of Christmas stories. Goodman Theatre, through Dec. 28;...

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